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Commission Minutes--March 7, 2005 2870 14. VOUCHERS, Approved MOT/ON, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve Voucher No. 195,376 through No. 195,760. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 15. MEETING UPDATES; DISTRICT COURT; COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ROAD UPDATE; PARK BOARD; CASS COUNTY YOUTH COMMISSION; METRO COG; LEGISLATION, Committee reports Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, said she will register all of the commissioners to attend the National Incident Management System (NIMS) training to be held from 11 :30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on April 18, 2005, at the Civic Auditorium in Fargo. Since that is a regular commission meeting day, the Sheriff's Department rotational meeting will be cancelled. The regular county commission meeting will be held at the usual time of 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Johnson was contacted by the Clay County Coordinator inviting Cass County to attend a joint luncheon meeting with Clay County Commissioners. The date of April 12, 2005, was suggested, and Clay County will select the location since they are hosting the meeting. Also, Mrs. Johnson said the City of Fargo will be hosting a joint commissioners meeting with Cass County, and the date of May 19, 2005, was suggested, with city officials determining the location. Mrs. Johnson is in the process of scheduling a joint meeting between Cass County and West Fargo City Commissioners, and she will know some possible dates after their board meets this evening. District Court administrative offices are moving from third floor to the second floor of the courthouse, and Mrs. Johnson was approached about moving county storage items from second floor so District Court could use the space for an employee break room. Board members were in agreement the space on second floor is needed for stored items, and District Court should continue to use the county employee break room in the basement of the south wing. Mr. Pawluk said the county planning commission is looking closely at the modified county comprehensive land use plan, and a subdivision plat which was denied by the planning commission mayor may not be presented to the county commission. Mr. Vanyo said he received a telephone call from an area developer about studying the comprehensive plan further; and Mr. Vanyo may suggest adding a homebuilder, a developer and possibly someone in the banking industry to assist the county planning commission in this area. Mr. Pawluk reported on a meeting held earlier today that included the county engineer, water resource managers and landowners to discuss a drainage situation along County Road 34 near Arthur. At some future meeting, he said county commissioners will be asked to make a decision on participating in a solution to the problem, which may cost the county as much as $200,000. On behalf of the State's Attorney's Office, Mr. Birst said he met with Chad Peterson, County Park Board Chairman, and two Commissioners, Vern Bennett and Scott Wagner, regarding new regulations for the county park at Brewer Lake. Mr. Peterson indicated the park board will be meeting soon to consider some policy changes.